Single-use plastics are a major threat to the environment and human health. Prioritizing
sustainable and nature-derived biodegradable materials to develop edible films and …

Edible films and coatings are a current and future food packaging trend. In the food and envi-
ronmental sectors, there is a growing need to understand the role of edible packaging and …

Background The petrochemical plastic-based materials have been widely applied for food
packaging. However, petrochemical plastic waste will result in large amounts of non …

Plastics sourced from petrochemicals are most commonly and widely used for food
packaging films. However, the extensive employment of petrochemical plastics unavoidably …

Biopolymer-based films are natural, renewable, nontoxic and biodegradable alternatives to
plastic packaging. Despite years of ongoing research, biopolymer films still lag much behind …

In recent years, many studies have been conducted on the production of edible films from
emerging gums, which are mostly made from botanical sources. However, each one …

Improving functional properties of biopolymers for use as environment friendly packaging is
an area of current interest. Biodegradable films with improved barrier and mechanical …

This work focused on the development and characterization of relatively novel edible films
from Persian gum (PG) under different concentrations of glycerol and emulsified oil droplets …

The aim of this study was to evaluate tara gum as edible film material as well as the
influence of polyols as plasticizers on the properties of the films. Thermomechanical …

Water soluble hydrocolloids (gums) are used for various applications such as packaging
films, coating agents, texture modifiers, thickeners, gelling agents, stabilizers and …